| 100% | HARE | 4 | Aesop character who lost a race |
| 79% | HARE | 4 | "Aesop's Fables" character who lost a race to a tortoise |
| 63% | HARE | 4 | Speedy hopper who lost in Aesop's race, and a homophone of "hair" |
| 52% | HARE | 4 | Animal who lost to the tortoise in a fabled race |
| 51% | DROZ | 4 | Physician who lost to John Fetterman in a 2022 Senate race |
| 48% | ANDRETTI | 8 | Racing legend who voices a character in "Cars" |
| 43% | LISA | 4 | Simpson who lost a crossword contest in 2008 |
| 43% | AHAB | 4 | Captain who lost a leg to Moby Dick |
| 43% | TOWNMOUSE | 9 | Aesop character with a country cousin |
| 43% | ERIC | 4 | Politician Cantor who lost a reelection bid in 2014 |
| 42% | HARE | 4 | Creature legendary for losing a race due to cockiness |
| 42% | HARE | 4 | Aesop critter who loses to the tortoise |
| 42% | POPEYE | 6 | Character who uses "yam" as a verb |
| 42% | CINDERELLA | 10 | Character who rode in a pumpkin coach |
| 42% | LOCKE | 5 | Philosopher John who lent his name to a "Lost" character |
| 42% | ATALANTA | 8 | Her lust for golden apples made her lose a race |
| 42% | ALF | 3 | Landon who lost in a landslide |
| 42% | RIGGS | 5 | Bobby who lost to a King |
| 41% | HARE | 4 | Animal that loses a race to a tortoise, in a fable |
| 41% | HAGRID | 6 | Character who tells Harry Potter he's a wizard |
| 41% | SPONGEBOB | 9 | Character who lives in a pineapple under the sea |
| 41% | CALVIN | 6 | Character who appears with Hobbes in a comic strip |
| 41% | JIMINYCRICKET | 13 | Character who sings "When You Wish Upon a Star" |
| 41% | ROMEO | 5 | Character who said "Thus with a kiss I die" |
| 41% | PIGLET | 6 | Character who tries to help Pooh trap a Heffalump |
| 41% | OLAF | 4 | "Frozen" character who sometimes loses his head |
| 41% | ODIE | 4 | Comics character who once solved a sudoku |
| 41% | FINISHER | 8 | Someone who completes a race |
| 41% | ELECTEE | 7 | One who wins a race |
| 40% | ALIBABA | 7 | Character who stole from forty thieves, in a legendary tale |